Tuesday taster: 08/08/2017
Bjorn’s still away, so this week’s Tuesday Tasters are from me: Over on the Journal of Ecology Blog, When are traits functional? (and for a bonus, anyone at ESA can go to their symposium on the subject this afternoon). And for anyone that can’t make it to ESA, there’s a BES-ESA Virtual Issue on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services A helpful guide from BirdandMoon on Which … Continue reading Tuesday taster: 08/08/2017
Insights: Kimberley Simpson
In Insights we discover the story behind and beyond a recent publication in Functional Ecology. What inspired the authors to do the research, how did the project develop and what implications might their results have on the scientific community and on society?
This week, Kimberley Simpson of the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield will provide some more detail on her paper on the implication of selection plant trade-offs.
Tuesday taster: 01/08/2017
Bjorn’s in the field this week, so here are a few things for anyone stuck in an office, on plane, train or automobile or trying to make the most of conference wifi: This Virtual Issue: Future challenges in plant-microbe-insect interactions, edited by Alison Bennett to complement the International Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions, for everyone that couldn’t make it to the conference. This Special Feature on … Continue reading Tuesday taster: 01/08/2017
Ecologist’s Diary: In the field for the TeaComposition H2O Initiative 2
The TeaComposition H2O initiative aims to understand long-term aquatic decomposition and carbon cycling in seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, tidal marshes, all types of freshwater wetlands as well as lakes, ponds and streams. I’d like to share a little bit this diversity with some photos we have received so far.
This first photos come from teams in Finland and Portugal Continue reading “Ecologist’s Diary: In the field for the TeaComposition H2O Initiative 2”
Insights: Gail Schofield
In Insights we discover the story behind and beyond a recent publication in Functional Ecology. What inspired the authors to do the research, how did the project develop and what implications might their results have on the scientific community and on society?
This week, Dr Gail Schofield from the Centre of Integrative Ecology at Deakin University, Warrnambool in Australia talks about her paper on the use of drones to detect mating patterns in loggerhead sea turtles.
Tuesday taster: 25/07/2017
Last week I was in Sweden for my field work. One of the rangers, Hans Fransson, in the Nature Reserve where I work is a guide in the cave systems under Tåbergs Iron mountain in his free time. The 343 meter high mountain is rich in iron (titanomagnetite olevinite) which has led to a large system of tunnels. In winter, six species of bats hibernate … Continue reading Tuesday taster: 25/07/2017
Tuesday taster: 18/07/2017
Hi all, Some practical advice on how to effectively reduce your personal carbon emissions (hint: it’s not just replacing your light bulbs) can be found in a new paper by Wynes and Nicholas. Another good read, but on the effects of extreme climate events on shift in breeding time of wild passerine. When you submit your paper to Functional Ecology, you may want to think … Continue reading Tuesday taster: 18/07/2017
31.07 – Behind the cover
Trait co-variation: structural and functional relationships in plant ecology at the 39th New Phytologist Symposium.
At the end of June, about 125 ecologists from all over the world got together at the University of Exeter Streatham Campus for a 3-day symposium on trait-based ecology, organized by the New Phytologist Trust. Continue reading “Trait co-variation: structural and functional relationships in plant ecology at the 39th New Phytologist Symposium.”
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